ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- No. 2 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brodie Croyle sat out practice with an undisclosed
injury this week and the Chiefs moved quickly to sign free agent QB Bill Stull.

Croyle was on the field Monday but did not participate and had a
support sleeve on his right arm.

Stull was signed Tuesday and defensive end Jeffrey Fitzgerald was waived. Stull started 13 games at the University of Pittsburgh as a senior and hit 209 of 321 passes for 2,633 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Stull was with the Chiefs during rookie minicamp.

Croyle, the former University of Alabama star, threw for 1,227 yards in 6 starts in 2007, then left in the third quarter of the next season's opener against New England with a shoulder injury. He returned 5 games later, but didn't last two quarters, suffering a torn MCL that ended his season.